NMC Global Daily Stratospheric Analyses from ATOVS

These global stratospheric analyses are provided on a pair of 65 by 65 polar grids, daily at 12Z. They were operationally prepared by NMC using data from the Advanced TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder (ATOVS), which contained several sensors including the Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU). The analyses are available on eight mandatory levels from 70 to 0.4 mb. Parameters include pressure, geopotential height, and temperature.

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Temporal Range

  • Begin:  1997-05-01T1200+00
    End:  2007-06-30T1200+00

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Resource Type dataset
Temporal Range Begin 1997-05-01T1200+00
Temporal Range End 2007-06-30T1200+00
Temporal Resolution N/A
Bounding Box North Lat 90.0
Bounding Box South Lat -90.0
Bounding Box West Long -180.0
Bounding Box East Long 180.0
Spatial Representation grid
Spatial Resolution 381000.0 m
Related Links N/A
Additional Information N/A
Resource Format WMO GRIB1
Standardized Resource Format GRIB
Asset Size 1249.634 MB
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Access Constraints None
Software Implementation Language N/A

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Resource Support Email datahelp@ucar.edu
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Distributor NSF NCAR Geoscience Data Exchange
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Author National Centers for Environmental Prediction, National Weather Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Publisher NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research
Publication Date 1997-07-17
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) https://doi.org/10.5065/QNPA-BP50
Alternate Identifier d067003
Resource Version N/A
Topic Category climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Progress completed
Metadata Date 2025-10-15T22:07:50Z
Metadata Record Identifier edu.ucar.gdex::d067003
Metadata Language eng; USA
Suggested Citation National Centers for Environmental Prediction, National Weather Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce. (1997). NMC Global Daily Stratospheric Analyses from ATOVS. NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research. https://doi.org/10.5065/QNPA-BP50. Accessed 18 October 2025.

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